India, July 12 -- Ludhiana

Government school teachers in Ludhiana questioned the decision to keep schools open over the weekend for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls after many claimed they spent Saturday sitting idle as booth level officers (BLOs) either did not turn up or did not require assistance from the teaching staff.

Following directions from the chief electoral officer, all government and aided schools across Punjab were kept open on Saturday and will remain open on Sunday for SIR-related work. The Election Commission had directed that special camps be held at polling stations on July 11 and 12 for the collection and digitisation of Enumeration Forms, with BLOs required to remain present from 8 am to 3 pm....